As oft noted, China has a growing number of good wines but finding them in our fair city is often difficult. Good news, then, that wines from quality operation Kanaan in the Ningxia region are now available […]

Paddy O’Shea’s shares news of some upcoming Friday night fun: a Gulou-area hutong pub crawl by rugby team the Beijing Aardvarks. The Aardvarks are one of a half-dozen teams sponsored by Paddy’s. The pub crawl starts at 7:30 […]

China has a growing number of quality wineries but finding their products on store shelves or restaurant lists is not easy. Good news, then, that Pudao Wines is listing bottles from three local producers, including […]

Wednesday is weekly chili night at Jing-A Taproom and the burning question is how spicy it will get this evening. Two weeks ago, the kitchen unleashed the heat with a sweat-inducing concoction that had me buying a second […]

Vietnamese Thai restaurant Purple Haze, due north of Workers Stadium, will mark ten years of business with ten days of specials. The restaurant, which opened on January 31, 2005, will offer all-day happy hour, as well […]

A dozen days til double doubles, according to the Weibo account for Tim Hortons, which states the coffee shop chain’s 4850th outlet will open in Shanghai on February 26. Named for hockey player and co-founder […]

Some sad Valentine’s Day-related news last year when veteran candy hearts maker Necco went out of business after 171 years. That bitter ending has a somewhat sweet followup as fellow producer Spangler bought the company […]

You can now drink (an image of) your face off a delicious Guinness at Groovy Schiller’s in Beijing. It’s Guinness’ take on a selfie–called a “Stoutie”–and uses malt extract as “ink”. Groovy Schiller’s had just […]